If you thought Aaron Paul lost it over magnets, wait until you see his reaction to a magic trick by illusionist David Blaine.
Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Paul join Blaine for his upcoming special, David Blaine: Real or Magic (airing on ABC Nov. 19) and Blaine surprises the duo with quite the card trick.
In the clip, Blaine asks Paul to shuffle a deck of cards.
After spreading out the deck, the trio realizes the cards are "almost like a flush," says Blaine. "Not quite though," says Cranston.
"You know what? What's that game … it's like poker but it's on a bill?...
Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Paul join Blaine for his upcoming special, David Blaine: Real or Magic (airing on ABC Nov. 19) and Blaine surprises the duo with quite the card trick.
In the clip, Blaine asks Paul to shuffle a deck of cards.
After spreading out the deck, the trio realizes the cards are "almost like a flush," says Blaine. "Not quite though," says Cranston.
"You know what? What's that game … it's like poker but it's on a bill?...
- 11/6/2013
- by Maggie Coughlan
- People.com - TV Watch
Since directing The Blind Side, John Lee Hancock has signed on for a number of projects but as of yet none of them have actually gotten started. In those three years since the Oscar-winning football drama arrived in theaters Hancock has signed on for Electric Boy Genius (about the inventor of a electronic glove that translates sign language), Liar's Poker (based on Michael Lewis' book), and, most recently, The Partner (a John Grisham adaptation). It's unclear which of those films he will be tackling first, but now a new competitor has entered the arena. According to Deadline, Hancock is now in talks to direct Saving Mr. Banks, a film about the making of Mary Poppins. The story sees Walt Disney and author P.L. Travers caught in a struggle as Disney tries to convince her to sell his studio the rights to her book so that he can make a ...
- 2/28/2012
- cinemablend.com
"Moneyball" and "The Blind Side" author Michael Lewis has signed a deal to adapt his 1989 non-fiction novel "Liar's Poker" at Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story is based on the author's time working as a bond trader in the 1980's at Salomon Brothers.
John Requa and Glenn Ficarra ("Crazy Stupid Love," "I Love You Phillip Morris") are attached to direct while Bill Gerber will produce.
The story is based on the author's time working as a bond trader in the 1980's at Salomon Brothers.
John Requa and Glenn Ficarra ("Crazy Stupid Love," "I Love You Phillip Morris") are attached to direct while Bill Gerber will produce.
- 9/27/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Photo: Laurent Thurin Nal / MK2
"The most important thing is how we make use of a string of lies to arrive at a greater truth. Lies which are not real, but which are true in some way." That's Abbas Kiarostami, as quoted in Tina Hassannia's introduction to In Review Online's collection of reviews of nearly all the films by the Iranian director.
With Carnage set to open the New York Film Festival on Friday, both Press Play and This Recording will be spending all week revisiting past work by Roman Polanski.
Building StoryWorlds: the art, craft and biz of storytelling in 21C is the title of both the book Lance Weiler is working on and the class he's teaching at Columbia. "I'm especially interested in the changing role of authorship and its impact on the birth of a collective narrative. In this spirit I'm bringing the class in to this...
"The most important thing is how we make use of a string of lies to arrive at a greater truth. Lies which are not real, but which are true in some way." That's Abbas Kiarostami, as quoted in Tina Hassannia's introduction to In Review Online's collection of reviews of nearly all the films by the Iranian director.
With Carnage set to open the New York Film Festival on Friday, both Press Play and This Recording will be spending all week revisiting past work by Roman Polanski.
Building StoryWorlds: the art, craft and biz of storytelling in 21C is the title of both the book Lance Weiler is working on and the class he's teaching at Columbia. "I'm especially interested in the changing role of authorship and its impact on the birth of a collective narrative. In this spirit I'm bringing the class in to this...
- 9/27/2011
- MUBI
The author just had the adaptation of his book Moneyball hit the big screen last weekend, but now Michael Lewis may have another one of his works heading to theaters. THR reports that Warner Bros. has tapped the author to adapt his own book Liar's Poker into a feature film for Crazy, Stupid, Love directing duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. The story is Lewis' own account as he worked as a bond trader at Salomon Brothers in the "go-go '80s" where he witnessed firsthand how economic decisions made at the national level changed securities markets and made bonds the most lucrative game on Wall Street. Read on! Between Moneyball and The Blind Side (the author also wrote the book that inspired the film), Lewis has a lot of clout in Hollywood. However, Liar's Poker is his first book and an adaptation of the material has been in ...
- 9/26/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Author Michael Lewis (Moneyball) is set to be more involved in his next project. THR reports that Lewis will write the script for his novel, Liar's Poker for Warner Bros. The book is his "1989 account of working as a bond trader at Salomon Brothers in the go-go '80s." The project already has directors, John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (Crazy, Stupid, Love) attached to direct. The film is being produced by Bill Gerber, with Courtenay Valenti ioverseeing the film for Warners.
With the success of The Blind Side and Moneyball, Lewis is in high demand right now. Liar's Poker is his first novel, and it's been in development at Warners since the early 1990s. With the economic crisis currently going on the project has been movign forward lately. Lewis also has his 2010 novel, The Big Short in development about the 2008 financial crisis for Paramount. That project will reunite Lewis with Brad Pitt,...
With the success of The Blind Side and Moneyball, Lewis is in high demand right now. Liar's Poker is his first novel, and it's been in development at Warners since the early 1990s. With the economic crisis currently going on the project has been movign forward lately. Lewis also has his 2010 novel, The Big Short in development about the 2008 financial crisis for Paramount. That project will reunite Lewis with Brad Pitt,...
- 9/26/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Warner Bros. is likely already dreaming up the marketing materials for this one: From The People Who Brought You "Crazy Stupid Love" & "Moneyball"--has a nice ring to it doesn't it? With 'Crazy' already taking over $115 million worldwide and "Moneyball" opening to $20 million and chasing an Oscar, WB isn't wasting anytime in getting talents from those two pictures together. Directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra will direct "Liar's Poker" an adaptation of the book by Michael Lewis, according to THR. As you know Lewis penned the book that served as the foundation for the baseball movie that's now…...
- 9/26/2011
- The Playlist
The long-in-development adaptation of Michael Lewis' Liar's Poker is back on at Warner Bros. with Lewis himself now drafting the screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter has the story, saying that the Crazy, Stupid, Love pair of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa will direct. Lewis, responsible for the books-turned-films Moneyball and The Blind Side , wrote Liar's Poker in 1989 and, over the years, it has tried several times to make it to the screen. The book is officially describes as follows: In this shrewd and wickedly funny book, Michael Lewis describes an astonishing era and his own rake's progress through a powerful investment bank. From an unlikely beginning (art history at Princeton?) he rose in two short years from Salomon Brothers trainee to Geek (the lowest form of...
- 9/26/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Review of Moneyball. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill bond beautifully in a buddy story set against the world of Major League Baseball. Brad Pitt shines in his most affable role in years The medium shift from the pages of Michael Lewis' 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game to director Bennett Miller's enjoyable big-screen adaptation means all the book's statistics and economic data fade away in place of a heartfelt friendship between Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his newly hired assistant Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Lewis is an economist and financial journalist (Liar's Poker). So it's no surprise that computer data and spreadsheets play a key role in his book about the 2002 Oakland A's and Beane's successful use of stats to determine where runs come from and to field a team of undervalued players capable of competing with big wallet teams like the Yankees and Red Sox.
- 9/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of Moneyball. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill bond beautifully in a buddy story set against the world of Major League Baseball. Brad Pitt shines in his most affable role in years The medium shift from the pages of Michael Lewis' 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game to director Bennett Miller's enjoyable big-screen adaptation means all the book's statistics and economic data fade away in place of a heartfelt friendship between Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his newly hired assistant Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Lewis is an economist and financial journalist (Liar's Poker). So it's no surprise that computer data and spreadsheets play a key role in his book about the 2002 Oakland A's and Beane's successful use of stats to determine where runs come from and to field a team of undervalued players capable of competing with big wallet teams like the Yankees and Red Sox.
- 9/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
How did the financial crash of 2008 happen? This documentary, narrated by Matt Damon, does a good job of explaining a complex story of credit and discredit
"If you're growing, you're not in recession … right?" The speaker is Hank Paulson, the former Us treasury secretary, and, as it happens, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs. In Charles Ferguson's documentary about the great financial crash, Paulson's shrugging remark sums up the attitude of the super-rich banking apparatchiks and their eager political supporters. As long as the bubble's getting bigger, there's no worry about the bubble contracting … right? But that is not what happens to bubbles. In 2008, the pop was heard around the world.
This film is as gripping as any thriller. Aided by some fascinating interviews, Ferguson lays out an awful story. In the 1980s, the markets and financial services were deregulated, and the driving force for this liberalisation was Alan Greenspan,...
"If you're growing, you're not in recession … right?" The speaker is Hank Paulson, the former Us treasury secretary, and, as it happens, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs. In Charles Ferguson's documentary about the great financial crash, Paulson's shrugging remark sums up the attitude of the super-rich banking apparatchiks and their eager political supporters. As long as the bubble's getting bigger, there's no worry about the bubble contracting … right? But that is not what happens to bubbles. In 2008, the pop was heard around the world.
This film is as gripping as any thriller. Aided by some fascinating interviews, Ferguson lays out an awful story. In the 1980s, the markets and financial services were deregulated, and the driving force for this liberalisation was Alan Greenspan,...
- 2/18/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Bestselling author of The Big Short, Michael Lewis answers questions on the culture of Wall Street, Obama's economic policies, and how the characters in his book are doing. Plus, read our live chat with Lewis.
The paperback of The Big Short, Michael Lewis' bestselling account of the financial crisis, is out today. He answered a few questions from The Daily Beast and will be joining us for a live chat on Thursday at 3:30 pm Est to answer your questions.
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
The news of John Paulson's $5 billion year makes me wonder how the main characters in your book are doing. Are they similarly thriving?
No. Is anyone?
What do you make of the culture on Wall Street? Has it changed at all since the recession?
Wall Street has grown more aware that it is vulnerable to public opinion. That people...
The paperback of The Big Short, Michael Lewis' bestselling account of the financial crisis, is out today. He answered a few questions from The Daily Beast and will be joining us for a live chat on Thursday at 3:30 pm Est to answer your questions.
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
The news of John Paulson's $5 billion year makes me wonder how the main characters in your book are doing. Are they similarly thriving?
No. Is anyone?
What do you make of the culture on Wall Street? Has it changed at all since the recession?
Wall Street has grown more aware that it is vulnerable to public opinion. That people...
- 2/1/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
We continue our examination of the business book Made to Stick with an interview of author Dan Heath. Heath looks at sticky ideas on social networks, and what makes a great business book.
What was the impetus for you and your brother Chip to write Made to Stick?
We were puzzled and somewhat disturbed by the fact that lots of shady ideas--like urban legends, conspiracy theories, and rumors--have no trouble succeeding in the marketplace of ideas. Meanwhile, many important ideas fail to stick (e.g., public health messages and the correct nationality of our president). We wanted to reverse-engineer the "naturally sticky" ideas and figure out what made them so effective. In the book, we tried to demonstrate that there are patterns that explain their success, and these patterns can be used by people who have credible, important ideas to share--teachers, non-profit leaders, entrepreneurs, etc.
Why do you think the...
What was the impetus for you and your brother Chip to write Made to Stick?
We were puzzled and somewhat disturbed by the fact that lots of shady ideas--like urban legends, conspiracy theories, and rumors--have no trouble succeeding in the marketplace of ideas. Meanwhile, many important ideas fail to stick (e.g., public health messages and the correct nationality of our president). We wanted to reverse-engineer the "naturally sticky" ideas and figure out what made them so effective. In the book, we tried to demonstrate that there are patterns that explain their success, and these patterns can be used by people who have credible, important ideas to share--teachers, non-profit leaders, entrepreneurs, etc.
Why do you think the...
- 1/12/2011
- by Kevin Ohannessian
- Fast Company
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